hambone

== English == === Alternative forms === ham-bone === Etymology === From ham +‎ bone. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hambone (plural hambones) The bone at the center of a ham (US slang, acting) A ham; an eager or inferior performer (music, dance) A certain type of dance that involves making noise with the body, especially by slapping parts of the body with one's hands (bowling, informal) Four consecutive strikes. ==== Synonyms ==== (type of dance): Juba dance (inferior performer): ham, hamfatter, overactor, tear-cat ==== See also ==== Juba dance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Verb === hambone (third-person singular simple present hambones, present participle hamboning, simple past and past participle hamboned) (intransitive) To dance the hambone.